Chapter 2 Flashcards
Arth/o
joint
Cardi/o
heart
enter/o
small intestine
hem/o and hemat/o
blood
angi/o vascul/o
vessel
gen/o
creation
hydr/o
water
morph/o
change
Myc/o
fungus
necr/o
death
orth/o
straight
path/o
disease
small
-icle,-ole,-ule
-ac
pertaining to cardiac
-al
pertaining to skeletal
-ar
pertaining to muscular
-ary
pertaining to pulmonary
-eal
pertaining to esophageal
-ic
pertaining medic
-tic
pertains to neurotic
-ous
pertaining to subcutaneous
-ia
condition ex. pneumonia
-ism
condition ex.autism
-ium
tissue, structure
-y
condition, procedure
-ec
out
-tom/o
to cut
-ist
specialist
-ology
study of
-logist
specialist in the study of
-iatrics
medical science ex. pediatrics
-iatry
medical science ex. psychiatry
-iatrist
specialist in medicine of
-ist
specialist
-logist
specialist in the study of
-logy
study of
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-cele
hernia
-emia
blood condition
-iasis
presence of
-itis
inflammation
-lysis
break down
-centesis
puncture
-gram
written record
-graph
instrument used to produce a record
-graphy
process of recording
Florence nightgale
mother of modern nursing
acute
small
chronic
huge problem
-meter
instrument to measure
-scope
instrument to look
-scopy
process of looking
-desis
binding, fixation
-ectomy
removal
-pexy
surgical fixation
-rrhaphy
suture
-plasty
reconstruction
-stomy
creation of an opening
-tomy
incision
lethargic
sluggish
malaise
genreal feeling
genetic
runs in the family
S.O.A.P
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
VS
vital signs
T
temp
BP
blood pressure